Inventor · San Mateo, CA, US

Marc A. Unger

103Patents
42h-index
54Co-inventors
93Inventor score

Filing activity: May 30, 1995 → Jun 27, 2022

Most-cited inventions

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
US6408878B1 Microfabricated elastomeric valve and pump systems Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 605 Expired
US6818395B1 Methods and apparatus for analyzing polynucleotide sequences Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 582 Expired
US6911345B2 Methods and apparatus for analyzing polynucleotide sequences Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 532 Expired
US7118910B2 Microfluidic device and methods of using same Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 396 Expired
US6793753B2 Method of making a microfabricated elastomeric valve Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 288 Expired
US6951632B2 Microfluidic devices for introducing and dispensing fluids from microfluidic systems Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 233 Expired
US6929030B2 Microfabricated elastomeric valve and pump systems Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 196 Expired
US7144616B1 Microfabricated elastomeric valve and pump systems Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 193 Expired
US7476363B2 Microfluidic devices and methods of using same Chemistry; Metallurgy 186 Expired
US6752922B2 Microfluidic chromatography Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 186 Expired
US6508988B1 Combinatorial synthesis system Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 179 Expired
US7704735B2 Integrated chip carriers with thermocycler interfaces and methods of using the same Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 179 Active
US7378280B2 Apparatus and methods for conducting assays and high throughput screening Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 177 Expired
US6899137B2 Microfabricated elastomeric valve and pump systems Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 166 Expired
US7097809B2 Combinatorial synthesis system Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 149 Expired
US7217367B2 Microfluidic chromatography Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 122 Expired
US7837946B2 Microfluidic device and methods of using same Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 119 Active
US7749737B2 Thermal reaction device and method for using the same Performing Operations; Transporting 119 Active
US7691333B2 Microfluidic device and methods of using same Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 118 Expired
US7291512B2 Electrostatic/electrostrictive actuation of elastomer structures using compliant electrodes Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 117 Expired
US7820427B2 Microfluidic device and methods of using same Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 113 Active
US7216671B2 Microfabricated elastomeric valve and pump systems Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 112 Expired
US7666361B2 Microfluidic devices and methods of using same Chemistry; Metallurgy 111 Expired
US5824470A Method of preparing probes for sensing and manipulating microscopic environments and structures Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 110 Expired
US7368163B2 Polymer surface modification Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 102 Expired

Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Inventor disambiguation is heuristic; counts are objective bibliographic measures.